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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Mayhew and Skeat

4. Specimens of Lyric Poetry, ed. Wright (Alysoun, Plea for Pity,

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Parable of the Labourers, Spring-time); 5. Robert Mannyng’s Handlynge Synne, ll. 5575-5946; 6. William of Shoreham, De Baptismo; 7. Cursor Mundi, ed. Morris, ll. 11373-11791 [_add_ 11372 _to the number in the reference_]; 8. Eng. Metrical Homilies, ed. Small (Second Sunday in Advent, Third Sunday after the Octave of Epiphany); 9. The Ayenbite of Inwyt, ed. Morris, pp. 263-9, and p. 262; 10. Hampole’s Prick of Conscience, ll. 432-9, 464-509, 528-555, 662-707, 728-829, 1211-1292, 1412-1473, 1818-29, 1836-51, 1884-1929, 2216-2233, 2300-11, 2334-55, 2364-73, 7813-24; 11. Minot’s Songs, Nos. 3, 4, 7; 12. William of Palerne, ed. Skeat, ll. 3-381; 13. Alliterative Poems, ed. Morris, Poem B, ll. 235-544, 947-972, 1009-1051; 14. Mandeville’s Travels, Prologue, part of Chap. 12, and Chap. 26; 15. Piers the Plowman, A-text,
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1. Chapter 1 2. 1. A new and thoroughly revised edition of Stratmann’s Dictionary is 3. 4. The same, Second Series, pp. 89-109; 5. The Ormulum, ed. White, ll. 4. 4. Specimens of Lyric Poetry, ed. Wright (Alysoun, Plea for Pity, 5. Prologue, Passus 1, part of Pass. 2, Pass. 3, Pass. 5, parts of Pass. 6 6. 17. Wyclif’s translation of St. Mark’s Gospel, Chapters 1-6; Hereford’s 7. 6. Bartsch: Chrestomathie de l’ancien français (glossaire), 1880. 8. 13. _C3_: Chaucer; Man of Law, Pardoner, Second Nun, Canon’s Yeoman. 9. 14. _Cath._: Catholicon Anglicum (A.D. 1483), ed. Herrtage, 1881. EETS 10. 24. Ducange: Glossarium, ed. Henschel, 1883-7. 11. 45. OET: Oldest English Texts, ed. Sweet, 1885, EETS (83). 12. 48. _Palsg._: Palsgrave, Lesclaircissement de langue francoyse, ed. 13. 58. _SB_: Sinonoma Bartholomei, 14th Cent. Glossary, ed. Mowat, 1882. 14. 75. _W_: Wycliffe, New Testament (Purvey’s revision), ed. Skeat, 1879. 15. 76. _W2_: Wycliffe, Job, Psalms, &c. (revised by Hereford and Purvey), 16. 77. _WA_: Wars of Alexander, ed. Skeat, 1887, EETS (Extra Series 17. 81. ZRP: Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, ed. Gröber. 18. 36. 2). 19. 44. 8).—AF. _ceptre_; Lat. _sceptrum_; Gr. σκῆπτρον, staff. 20. 67. 37).—AS. _clúd_. 21. 125. 6); fryt, S2; frutis, _pl._, B; froytis, B.—OF. _frut_ (_fruit_); 22. 232. See Laden. 23. 642. 13). 24. 1. (On- 2.) 25. 29. 6). Cf. Sidir. 26. 7. 22 (Vulg.). 27. 7. 30), AS. _tǽlan_, to blame, from _tálu_, ‘calumnia’ (Grein). 28. 21. 20); thopas, C2 (p. 151).—OF. _topase_; Lat. _topazum_ (acc.); Gr. 29. 3. 5). 30. 44. 8).—Cp. OSwed. _wand_.

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